When it comes to religious milestones, the first Holy Communion is an important one in some Christian traditions. It usually happens when a child is around eight years old and in the springtime due to ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Forty-five children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional white dresses ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One hundred and sixteen children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional ...

First Holy Communion is looked on as one of the holiest and most important times in a Roman Catholic person’s life. This Sacrament was conducted at St. Joseph Church on April 29, where 107 ...

Look down at your shoes, I thought to myself. My daughter, Rachel Day, was decked out in her first Communion attire: pristine white dress, neatly kept veil and silver shoes that looked both beautiful ...

Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. (Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul) (CNA) -- ...

There has been a recent rise in alternative secular communion ceremonies for families seeking to avoid the religious element of the ceremonies. Generally received between the ages of seven and nine, ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Seven young people from St. Adalbert’s Church in Glen Lyon and St. Martha’s Church in Fairmount Springs ...

Eleven years have passed since ISIS seized Mosul and the Nineveh towns and with every anniversary commemorated each year, the same question arises: How many Iraqi Christians remain? Despite tensions ...

The bishops of England and Wales announced this week that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday. The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after ...